[Bug 294845] New: polkit-kde silently ignores authentication requests

[Jakub Schmidtke]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294845

           Summary: polkit-kde silently ignores authentication requests
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Archlinux Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: sjakub at gmail.com


Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.8.0) 
OS:                Linux

I just installed apper, and I am unable to install any new packages using it.
It just says "Waiting for authentication", and stays like that for a long time.
I started investigating further, and when I try to install anything using
pkcon from packagekit the same thing happens - it just says
"Waiting for authentication", shows a moving progress bar
and nothing else happens.
When I kill /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1,
run /usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
and try to use pkcon again, the authentication dialog pops up
and I am able to authenticate.
Can anybody confirm whether it's a problem with my setup,
or the polkit-kde is simply broken?
I'm running these versions of relevant packages:
dbus 1.4.16-1
dbus-core 1.4.16-1
dbus-glib 0.98-1
dbus-python 0.84.0-1
kdelibs 4.8.0-3
kdebase-workspace 4.8.0-2
polkit 0.104-1
polkit-gnome 0.105-1
polkit-kde 0.99.0-2
polkit-qt 0.103.0-1packagekit 0.6.21-2
packagekit-qt2 0.6.21-2
apper 0.7.1-2


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
run 'pkcon install package'


Actual Results:  
pkcon waits for authentication and doesn't get it, nothing shows up, no popup
windows, no activity visible

Expected Results:  
dialog window shows up, asking for password

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